In a significant testimony before the Madlanga commission, Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo has directly refuted claims of ministerial interference in the work of KwaZulu-Natal’s Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), specifically distancing former police minister Bheki Cele from any operational instructions. Lt-Gen Khumalo, who served as the PKTT’s project coordinator and later its leader…
In the corporate world, a sudden, massive spike in spending within a single department would trigger alarms, audits, and immediate suspensions. So why did it take a whistleblower’s murder to uncover the R2-billion plunder of Tembisa Hospital? We’ve become numb to grand corruption. We weathered the R49-billion storm of State Capture, a figure so vast…
In a tragic incident that has left a family shattered and a community in mourning, a Soweto police officer stands accused of murdering the very man who tried to defend him from a violent crowd, only minutes after the intervention. The chain of events began at a tavern in Pimville Zone 3 on September 21,…
Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, the embattled head of Crime Intelligence, is set to take the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday in what is anticipated to be a multi-day, blockbuster testimony. Khumalo will provide his account of explosive allegations that powerful business figures and drug cartels have infiltrated and manipulated the police…
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is poised to release a crucial interim report into allegations of massive corruption and maladministration at Tembisa Hospital, a scandal first exposed by the late whistleblower Babita Deokaran. Deokaran was assassinated four years ago after she raised the alarm over a web of suspicious contracts at the health facility. The…
A 39-year-old hospital cleaner accused of attempting to sell human placentas will remain in custody after she failed to pay the R10,000 bail set by the Lydenburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Nomvula Rose Mnisi was arrested on September 17 after police allegedly caught her trying to sell human tissue. The Mpumalanga Department of Health has…
In a dramatic reversal, Thembinkosi Pulu of the SACP’s Vaal District has formally withdrawn a high-profile whistleblower complaint alleging massive corruption at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa). The complaint, which had been sent to Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and other officials in February, alleged that tenders worth R17.4 billion were awarded unprocedurally…
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa has announced an ambitious plan to eliminate load shedding—the practice of cutting power to specific, often impoverished areas—within the next 12 months. However, the success of this deadline is entirely conditional on community cooperation. In a statement that places significant responsibility on residents, Ramokgopa declared that the government can…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which is probing allegations of deep-seated political interference within South Africa’s criminal justice system, is set to hear from a fourth witness following a day of damning testimony. On Thursday, the commission received a critical submission from the South African Police Service (SAPS) Legal Services division, which stated that the…
Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has issued a blistering seven-day ultimatum to the ANC, threatening to collapse coalition agreements across the country if his deputy, Kenny Kunene, is not reinstated as Johannesburg’s Transport MMC. In a fiery Facebook Live address, the Sports Minister declared that the PA will not be disrespected and is prepared…
